`add -q`is not quiet as it should be

Alexander Belchenko bialix at ukr.net
Tue Oct 2 21:42:12 BST 2007


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Aaron Bentley пишет:
> Martin Pool wrote:
>> On  2 Oct 2007, Alexander Belchenko <bialix at ukr.net> wrote:
>>> $ bzr add -q --dry-run
>>> ignored 3 file(s).
>>> If you wish to add some of these files, please add them by name.
>>>
>>> Something wrong here.
>>> I tired to read this junk about ignored files.
>>> Can -q force `add` to shut up about ignored?
>> I think it should, -q should not say anything aside from warnings and
>> errors.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
>> But, I'm tired of that junk too.  Maybe we should just remove that
>> message?  The intention of transparency is good, but I'm not sure it
>> helps much.
> 
> As a seasoned user, I don't find it very informative.  It doesn't say
> enough to be informative, because I always expect some files to be
> ignored.  We used to list the matched ignore rules, and I think that
> would be much more informative.  But possibly overkill.
> 
> I don't know whether it's helpful for a new user, though.  I think it
> could be informative if they weren't expecting any files to be ignored.

IMO, bzr needs some setting (may be global option?) like novice/pro.
Such suggestions as in add output may be helpful for novice,
but it's noise for seasoned users. And probably in some other places too.

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